Off-Road Trails in California

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Frog Creek Road SC47

This mostly loose sandy trail features some deeper sections while showcasing probably the largest groupings of Joshua trees in the whole area, alongside desert brush and occasional blooming seasonal flowers. Nice boulder rock formations scatter…
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Total Miles

5.9

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Frog Pond -FS 9s030

Frog Pond -FS 9s030

This 3.1-mile road is a dead-end spur. The trail is a clear one-lane track with a smooth, packed dirt and decomposed granite (DG) surface, allowing for quick speeds, confirmed by the efficient travel time. While…
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Total Miles

3.1

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Fruit Smuggler

Fruit Smuggler

Dirt trail with potential for loose rocks, sandy washes, and water crossings less than a foot deep. Potential for mud holes and trail obstacles up to 12" including ledges and short, steep grades. One vehicle…
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Total Miles

3.6

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer

Learn more about FS 1N11

FS 1N11

This scenic descent drops almost 700 feet over just under 6 miles, offering spectacular views and diverse terrain. Starting from the south in a sparse pine forest, the route quickly opens to a huge meadow…
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Total Miles

4.2

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about FS 1S104

FS 1S104

This route climbs 800 feet and drops 200 feet within 2.5 miles, offering good views of the Eastern Sierra, Mono Lake, and Crater Lake throughout the journey. The very dusty trail can have deep sand…
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Total Miles

2.4

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about FS 1S105

FS 1S105

This route climbs almost 800 feet and drops almost 200 feet over just over 4.5 miles, following the power line from North Shore Drive. The trail runs parallel to Highway 395 and offers views of…
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Total Miles

4.5

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer

Learn more about FS 1S117

FS 1S117

This route offers expansive views of Mono Lake and the Eastern Sierras while cutting through a thinned-out pine forest. The trail climbs almost 300 feet and drops over 200 feet as it travels up onto…
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Total Miles

1.7

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer

Learn more about FS 1S15

FS 1S15

This trail climbs over 1,200 feet and drops 100 feet across just over 4 miles, creating a sustained and challenging ascent from Smith Peak Lookout Road 1S16 to Jordan Creek Road. The sandy surface varies…
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Total Miles

4.2

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about FS 1S22

FS 1S22

This trail climbs over 200 feet and drops over 200 feet across just over 2.4 miles, starting conveniently just off Highway 120 within the Stanislaus National Forest. The first section features a previously paved surface…
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Total Miles

2.3

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer

Learn more about FS 1S26

FS 1S26

This trail starts just off Cherry Lake Road, climbing over 500 feet and dropping just over 100 feet in just under 5 miles of scenic terrain. The very sandy and dusty surface is lined with…
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Total Miles

4.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about FS 1S30

FS 1S30

This trail starts on Cherry Lake Road as a 4-mile in-and-out trail that climbs almost 200 feet and drops almost 200 feet in just over 2 miles within the Stanislaus National Forest. A primitive campground…
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Total Miles

1.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about FS 1S57

FS 1S57

This trail starts and ends on Cherry Lake Road, climbing almost 600 feet and dropping 200 feet in just under 2 miles of challenging terrain. The sand and dirt surface likely becomes very muddy after…
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Total Miles

1.1

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about FS 1S66

FS 1S66

This trail starts on Packard Canyon Road just up from Highway 120 and immediately transitions onto a shelf road configuration that overlooks the valley below, providing scenic views of mountains across the way from the…
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Total Miles

1.8

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about FS 1S80

FS 1S80

This trail climbs almost 1,100 feet and drops 150 feet in just under 3 miles, starting and ending on Forest Service Road 1S66 as a 5-mile out-and-back trail. The distinctive red sand and clay surface…
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Total Miles

1.6

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about FS 22W12

FS 22W12

A nice forested Jeep-style trail between Marian Campground overlook and FS 9N34. It winds through a ridge with one or two short climbs of 15-17 degrees and through a couple of tighter paths cut through…
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Total Miles

1.2

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about FS 25S02

FS 25S02

FS 25S02 departs from the north side of Old State Road and runs along a shelf road delivering some of the most stunning views in the network. Lake Isabella, the town of Lake Isabella, and…
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Total Miles

6.3

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about FS 2N19

FS 2N19

This route runs parallel to Mono Lake, providing 360-degree views of all the surrounding mountains. You can see the peaks of the Sierra Nevadas, including Mount Dana, Mount Gibbs, and Tioga Peak, which form the…
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Total Miles

1.8

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about FS 2S05F Obsidian Flat Group Campground

FS 2S05F Obsidian Flat Group Campground

This 2-mile, in-and-out trail leads to Obsidian Flat Group Campground and climbs 159 feet over just over a mile. The path is just over one vehicle wide and consists of dusty sand and pumice. Before…
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Total Miles

0.8

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer

Learn more about FS 2S09

FS 2S09

This trail starts and stops on Buck Meadows Road, creating a point-to-point route that climbs almost 800 feet and drops just under 600 feet over just under 4 miles of challenging terrain. From the south…
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Total Miles

3.8

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about FS 2S106

FS 2S106

This sand and pumice trail runs parallel to Highway 395 on the west side, going up and down some steep hills while following the power lines. The trail is part of the larger Crater Loop…
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Total Miles

3.5

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

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ATV trails in California

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10M29

This is one of only a few ATV options in the Mount Hough Trail System. It starts near the Mount Hough Trailhead on the north end at a marked entrance, and descends down several wide…
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Total Miles

2.2

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall

Learn more about 11E19

11E19

11E19 is a 0.7-mile-long ATV trail with a red dirt surface winding through a forest of sugar pines. The route is wide and mostly gradual, with only a couple of very small rolling hills. It…
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Total Miles

0.7

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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11E19-D10

11E19-D10 is an easy ATV spur trail measuring just under half a mile long, often ridden together with 11E19 and D20 near Brimstone Campground. The trail allows two-way traffic with decent visibility, and it is…
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Total Miles

0.4

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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11E19-D20

11E19-D20 is a 0.9-mile-long, easy ATV trail that runs mostly gradual with a few hairpin turns. The route passes through a mix of environments, with some sections more lush and lined with leafy Pacific dogwoods,…
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Total Miles

0.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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UTV/side-by-side trails in California

Learn more about 24W09.24

24W09.24

This is apart of Ballinger OHV. Considered desert highlands that has junipers, pinyon pines and scrub brush. Trail 24 (24W09.24) is the main trail that ranges between sandy and hard pack and potentially muddy sections.…
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Total Miles

6.1

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 3N26

3N26

Trail head starts on Angeles Crest Highway at the Vincent Gap Turnout. It is a very short trail that leads to a locked gate at Jackson Flat Camping Area. The scenery during this trail consists…
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Total Miles

0.9

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 3N267 Fenner Saddle (4N12)

3N267 Fenner Saddle (4N12)

The trail starts at the third quarter into marked trail 3N26. There is shade for more than half of the trail from mature tree and a hillside for the majority of the trail. During certain…
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Total Miles

3.8

Tech Rating

8Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 3S120

3S120

This sandy trail takes you through the Inyo National Forest. It climbs just over 400 feet in just under two miles. There are many downed trees to navigate around. This trail is part of the…
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Total Miles

1.7

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

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